Karren Brady was sent by David Sullivan to deliver the bad news to Slaven Bilic on Monday that he reign at West Ham was over after two and a half years.

The Hammers CEO has revealed that Bilic was not going to disagree with the choice to part ways after the 4-1 loss to Liverpool and the club sliding into the Premier League relegation zone.

Bilic has been replaced by David Moyes until the end of the season at least with a remit of keeping West Ham in the Premier League this season after picking up just two wins so far this campaign under the Croatian manager.

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"When we told Slaven Bilic we didn’t want him to stay as manager of West Ham, it was clear he was not going to argue with the decision.

"No one likes to sack anyone. It’s not easy, especially when you genuinely like them, and I take no pleasure from it — but sometimes there is just no alternative. Everyone on the board enjoyed a good relationship with Slaven and supported him at every opportunity.

"We spent £100million on players since he joined — and no club outside the top six has spent more.

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"Every pre-season requirement, every winter training break, every backroom member of staff, the complete refit of the training ground… whatever he wanted, we tried to deliver. He, in turn, was an honest man with integrity and intelligence and was furiously loyal to West Ham. So sacking this thoroughly decent man was one of the hardest things our board felt it had to do in 25 years in football.

"I think a huge majority of our supporters agreed with our decision. They, like us, remain as respectful of the 47-year-old Croatian as it is possible to be of a manager whose diminishing success in leading a good squad of players has placed the club in the relegation zone with the season almost a third through. Expectations at the London Stadium are far higher than that."

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